Kanpur

Kanpur, formerly known as Cawnpore, is the largest city in the Uttar Pradesh state of northern India, with a population of 5,030,000 in 117 square miles.

History
Kanpur was the capital of several dynasties, including an independent sultanate during the early Middle Ages as well as the Pratihara later in the era. The city was expanded during the Dark Age and Castle Age, with farms, houses, a monastery, and university being built in addition to military buildings. Kanpur grew to include a castle, siege workshop, and mercantile buildings by the Imperial Age, and it conquered Jhansi to the south, Jaipur to the west, and Agra (ruled by the White Huns) to the north. Kanpur's military was strong, and it brought the surrounding areas under its control.

When Great Britain colonized India, Kanpur was renamed "Cawnpore", and it was the site of a battle during the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-1858. The Indians besieged Cawnpore and killed the commanding general and several British civilians as they withdrew, but the city was recaptured in a British assault. Cawnpore remained a part of the British Empire until India gained its independence in 1948, and its name returned to "Kanpur". Today, there is a population of 5,030,000 in the city of Kanpur, with 70% being Hindu, 20% Muslim, 6% Christian, 1% Sikh, 1% Buddhist, 1% Jain, and 1% Zoroastrian.